Red Cross needs help to avert a blood shortage
Chance at shark dive trip, $10 e-gift card for donors in August After a summer of declining donations, the American Red Cross needs the public’s help to prevent a blood…
Fourth animal tests positive for rabies
Madison County: Keep your pets vaccinated The Madison County Public Health Department announced Aug. 1, 2023, its fourth positive rabid animal this year. This is the second rabid animal found…
Trespass complaint leads to endangering the welfare of a child arrest in Lenox
On Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023 at approximately 2100 hours, Madison County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the area of 7741 Oxbow Road, Lenox, regarding a trespass in progress. The…
Red Cross aids four after Oneida fire
Volunteers from the Central & Northern New York Chapter of the American Red Cross provided immediate emergency aid to four people after a fire July 28, 2023, on Williams Street…
Troopers seek help locating teen
Troopers from SP Herkimer are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Emily R. Clapper, who was last seen leaving a residence on State Route 51 in the town…
Extreme heat kills more than 600 people annually
Older adults among those at highest risk for heat-related illness; serious health impacts preventable The state Office for the Aging and the state Department of Health are urging older adults,…
Oneida man facing drug, weapons charges
Investigators from the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit arrested Jerry A. Wallis, 25, of Oneida, on two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class B…
OBITUARY: Larry W. Omans
Larry W. Omans: Husband, father, pro racer, adventurer Updated Aug. 3, 2023, to include information about services: Larry W. Omans, 70, passed away in Dayton, Nev., July 11, 2023. He…
DEC announces multi-year research study
Effort aimed at improving improve bald and golden eagle conservation State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos announced the state DEC is seeking hunters to participate in a multi-year…
Golf Classic raises $120K for behavioral health
The Oneida Health Foundation, a registered 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization, raised $120,420 this year at its annual Charity Golf Classic. Presented by Nunn’s Home Medical Equipment, the event was hosted…